“We need the kind of devolution that works—and Jeremy has an alternative programme on that.”

But this isn’t a two dog race between the Labour left and the Blairites.

Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham has spent the last week somersaulting, unable to deal with the Corbyn surge. He warned people to heed Blair’s warnings and said he could still beat Corbyn.

But Burnham has said he would work with Corbyn—hoping to neutralise a Corbyn leadership’s policies.

Last week it was hinted that Burnham would demand to be shadow chancellor.

Corbyn’s rallies look and feel like a political movement.

Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh told the Manchester rally, “I see a vibrant new movement. I see thousands of people joining the Labour Party.

“We need to build a mass movement of people who ‘give a toss about stuff’.”

Corbyn talks about the need to build the movement. But he also faced pressure to make compromises in order to make Labour more “electable”.

In fact, it is boldness and radicalism that have built his campaign—this is no time to retreat.

Guardian newspaper columnist Owen Jones is wrong to say that it’s crucial for an “image of moderation” to be built and that Labour councils must continue to make cuts.

And whatever the result on 12 September we need fighting unity on the left around action.

We cannot wait five more Tory years. And this energy can’t be allowed to dissipate into the Labour machine.

We need to build the movement outside—beginning with the 4 October demonstration at the Tory party conference.

Thanks to Jay Williams

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